Eastern Stories and Legends
Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. [Editor] Shedlock is available here as the complete text, split into 240 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. [Editor] Shedlock. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57380.
Course Syllabus
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Eastern Stories and Legends
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This edition of Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. [Editor] Shedlock carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57380, divided into 3 chapters and 240 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Where can I read Eastern Stories and Legends in full?
The complete text of Eastern Stories and Legends is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57380 and divided into 240 sections.
This page carries the whole of Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. [Editor] Shedlock, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57380, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1199 sentences across 3 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Eastern Stories and Legends divided for reading?
Eastern Stories and Legends is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Eastern Stories and Legends as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 240 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 3 chapters.
Can I hear Eastern Stories and Legends read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Eastern Stories and Legends can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Eastern Stories and Legends can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Eastern Stories and Legends
Common questions about reading Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. [Editor] Shedlock on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Eastern Stories and Legends?
Yes. All 1199 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57380 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Eastern Stories and Legends is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57380, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Eastern Stories and Legends take to read?
About 99 minutes of reading across 240 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Eastern Stories and Legends section by section
How to work through Eastern Stories and Legends section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Eastern Stories and Legends to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Eastern Stories and Legends
Words and structures a reader meets early in Eastern Stories and Legends, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Eastern Stories and Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Skirts
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Eastern Stories and Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shore
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Eastern Stories and Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Breakers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Eastern Stories and Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.